FRANCISCO Luiz

Brazil

Skateboarding

Date of Birth: 24 Jul 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : SAO PAULO

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skateboarding	Men's Park	4

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Skate World Championships

Year	Location	Park
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	2
2018	Nanjing, CHN	9

X Games

Year	Location	Park
2019	Minneapolis, MN, USA	7

VPS Pro Tour

Year	Location	Park
2019	Chelles, FRA	4
2019	Montreal, QC, CAN	3
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	4
2019	Shanghai, CHN	3
2018	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	6
2018	Malmo, SWE	13
2018	Sao Paulo, BRA	6

Dew Tour

Year	Location	Park
2019	Long Beach, CA, USA	4
2018	Long Beach, CA, USA	8

World Cup Skateboarding overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Bowl
2019	1 x 26th
2018	1 x 27th

World Cup Skateboarding - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
26	2019	Men's Bowl	World Cup Skateboarding	Orange, CA, USA
27	2018	Men's Bowl	World Cup Skateboarding	Orange, CA, USA

Nickname:

Luizinho, Rato Branco [white mouse] (cemporcentoskate.com.br, 23 Jun 2020)

Sporting relatives:

His brother Andre is also a skateboarder, and has competed at national level in Brazil. (globoesporte.globo.com, 24 Jan 2020)

Debut:

Turned professional in 2018

Injuries:

He underwent surgery on his right shoulder in 2020. (elastica.abril.com.br, 17 Nov 2020)

Start:

He began skateboarding at age five, and started competing at age 10. (esportelandia.com.br, 25 Mar 2020)

Reason:

He saw his cousin skateboarding, and became interested. "I soon realised I was skateboarding at a level above average. Since childhood I wanted to be a pro, to help my family." (elastica.abril.com.br, 17 Nov 2020; esportelandia.com.br, 25 Mar 2020)

Ambition:

To become world champion. (esportelandia.com.br, 25 Mar 2020)

Hero:

Brazilian skateboarder Murilo Peres. (esportelandia.com.br, 25 Mar 2020)

Award:

He was named 2018 Skateboarder of the Year by CemporcentoSKATE, a Brazilian skateboard media outlet. (allsk8.com.br, 10 Jan 2019)

General Interest

Preferred stance
Regular (theboardr.com, 13 May 2021)

General
SKATEBOARDING OVER FOOTBALL
He was a talented footballer in his youth, and at age 12 scouts from Brazilian football teams Palmeiras and Corinthians wanted him to join their youth academies, but he decided to focus on skateboarding. "My mother does not like football, and she did not let me go, so I was able to focus on skateboarding." (elastica.abril.com.br, 17 Nov 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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